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Other Names:  Holly Bay, Gordonia

Description:

A standout for foliage and flowers; rounded, perfect white flowers with yellow centers appear from spring to summer; narrow, glossy green foliage has gray undersides; needs supplemental water in dry periods; partial shade is best

Ornamental Features

Loblolly Bay features showy lightly-scented white round flowers with yellow eyes at the ends of the branches from late spring to late summer. It has attractive dark green evergreen foliage which emerges red in spring. The glossy narrow leaves are highly ornamental and remain dark green throughout the winter. The peeling khaki (brownish-green) bark is extremely showy and adds significant winter interest.

Landscape Attributes

Loblolly Bay is an open multi-stemmed evergreen tree with a distinctive and refined pyramidal form. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

This is a relatively low maintenance tree, and should not require much pruning, except when necessary, such as to remove dieback. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Loblolly Bay is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Accent
• Shade

Planting & Growing

Loblolly Bay will grow to be about 50 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 15 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 1 foot from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a slow rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 60 years or more.

This tree does best in full sun to partial shade. It is quite adaptable, prefering to grow in average to wet conditions, and will even tolerate some standing water. It may require supplemental watering during periods of drought or extended heat. It is particular about its soil conditions, with a strong preference for rich, acidic soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This species is native to parts of North America. It can be propagated by cuttings.

 

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